Anze Kopitar, the Kings’ captain and longest-tenured player, won the NHL’s Lady Byng Trophy on Monday, awarded to the most sportsmanlike and gentlemanly player who combined his exemplary conduct with excellent performance as voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. He previously won the award following the 2015-16 season, when he also…
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DENVER — Released by the Reds last January despite the $22 million left on his contract and heading into the 2023 season without a team, 34-year-old Mike Moustakas found himself at a crossroads in his baseball career. The Colorado Rockies took a chance on the three-time All Star, signing him to a minor-league deal in…
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LOS ANGELES — On the day she was named a WNBA All-Star starter for the second consecutive season, Nneka Ogwumike had a season-high 27 points,12 rebounds, 4 assists, two steals, and two blocks, and the Sparks rallied from down 11 points late in the third quarter to beat the Dallas Wings, 93-83, on Sunday at…
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DENVER — The Angels could have used a few runs from their record-setting offensive show the night before. After beating the Colorado Rockies by 24 runs on Saturday night, the Angels lost a one-run decision 4-3 on Sunday, dropping the weekend series two games to one. The Rockies were up 3-2 heading into the bottom…
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LOS ANGELES — Wishing and hoping — and even a cortisone injection — didn’t make it so. The Dodgers couldn’t avoid putting Chris Taylor on the Injured List. Taylor had been limited to two pinch-hit appearances over the past eight days. He went through a workout in the outfield before Sunday’s game but “it hasn’t…
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The director of the Florence Sylvester Senior Center in Laguna Hills is warning seniors about a fraudulent phone call in which the caller uses her name and position to sell Medicare plans. Director Aimee Roberts sent out an email to around 1,000 people on the center’s email list. “I wanted to reach out to you…
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There is a day we can all celebrate. It’s not a national holiday, and we will have to declare it for ourselves. It’s called “one more thing” day. It can be declared every day, once a week or once in a while. It is our day for our personal pleasure and triumph. It is a…
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A brass trio played Dixieland jazz. A ragtag group of revelers followed, twirling parasols, waving handkerchiefs and dancing to the music, in a traditional New Orleans-style second line parade. “This is a Juneteenth celebration. This is the feeling of pure happiness. We are free.” So began the Laguna Woods African American Heritage Club’s third annual…
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Culinary herbs are among the easiest plants you can grow. They only need sunlight, water, and well-draining soil with a neutral pH.– You don’t even need a garden. Many herbs, such as rosemary, basil, cilantro, lemon balm, oregano and mint will grow well in containers. In fact, mints should only be grown in containers, unless…
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The U.S. and California economies are headed into a recession later this year, according to Chapman University’s 2023 Economic Update Forecast, delivered June 23 by President Emeritus Jim Doti. There are four factors causing the slump. First, despite strong jobs growth of 339,000 nationally in May, it’s slowing compared to a year ago. “It’s going…
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